For assistance and advice preparing your ESD submission for council, including improving your score in the BESS tool, please contact the Statutory Planning Department in the Council where the BESS report is to be submitted.

Technical team

BESS is overseen by the BESS Governance Board. The BESS Governance Board comprises Council staff (usually ESD Officers) representatives from a subset of the CASBE Council members. The BESS Governance Board also acts as the BESS technical team.

Technical issues

Use the Contact form below to report technical issues regarding BESS. The form below is submitted to our technical team. This is the best way to have your issue addressed as it is monitored daily.

Feedback and suggestions

Use the Contact form below to provide feedback and suggestions regarding BESS. The form below is submitted to our technical team.